Grant VA-2022-043

Description

This Is an Ffy 2021 Section 5307 Crrsaa Application in the Amount of $80723700 Representing 100% Federal Share of the Total Eligible Amount. This Application Utilizes Crrsaa Funding to Prevent Prepare for and Respond to Coronavirus. The Application Scope of Work Includes Operating Assistance for the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (Prtc) Virginia Railway Express (Vre) and Fredericksburg Regional Transit (Fred). Vre and Fred Transit Are Sub-Recipients to Prtc. This Application Includes Overlapping Periods of Performance for Arp Grant Award VA-2022-030-00 for Expenses That Would Have Normally Been Paid by Passenger Revenue Including Operator and Staff Salaries and Fringes Fuel and Other Ongoing Operating and Maintenance Expenses.the Split Letter Dated March 20 2021 Is Attached in Trams.the Recipient Agrees That If IT Receives Federal Funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or Through a Pass-Through Entity Through the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act a Different Federal Agency or Insurance Proceeds for Any Portion of a Project Activity Approved for Fta Funding Under This Grant Agreement IT Will Provide Written Notification to Fta and Reimburse Fta for Any Federal Share That Duplicates Funding Provided by FEMA Another Federal Agency or an Insurance Company. The Recipient Certifies That IT and Its Subrecipients and Contractors That Are Providers of Public Transportation Have Not Furloughed Any Employees Since March 27 2020 (the Enactment Date of the Cares Act).per Crrssa Act Requirements the Projects in This Application Are Not Required to Be Programmed in the Long-Range Transportation Plan Statewide Transportation Plan or Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.purpose: The Purpose of This Award Is to Provide Operating Assistance to Prtc Vre and Fred Transit to Assist in Recovering from COVID-19. Activities to Be Performed: Funds Will Be Used to Cover Expenses for Bus and Commuter Rail Service Particularly Such Expenses That Would Have Normally Been Paid by Passenger Revenue Including Operator and Staff Salaries and Fringes Fuel and Other Ongoing Operating and Maintenance Expenses.expected Outcomes: Funding Will Permit Prtc Vre and Fred Transit to Continue to Provide Operations That Would Otherwise Have to Be Cut Due to Lack of Funding.intended Beneficiaries: Prtc Vre Fred Transit and the Riders That Rely on Its Service Will Benefit Fromcontinued Services Permitting Workers to Get to Work and Riders to Get to Essential Services.subrecipient Activities: Vre and Fred Transit Prtcs Subrecipients Will Receive Crrsaa Funds for Operating Assistance.